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Dear EarthTalk:
In renovating a vacation cabin, I discovered carpenter ants working their way through the walls. Is there any way to responsibly get rid of the pests without using noxious chemicals that could potentially harm my family? -- Curran Clark, Lummi Island, WA...
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"In dealing with carpenter ants, which can do serious damage to anything wooden in your home, avoid pesticides that are toxic to people by looking for those with boric acid or borax as the active ingredient." Image credit to "Dalantech, courtesy Flickr."
